Women's Professional Baseball League offers new hope for female athletes
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Lauren Boden, second from right, Stephanie Everett, right, and other players talk in the dugout during the first day of tryouts for the Women's Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Carey Rodriguez falls while trying to catch the ball during the first day of tryouts for the Women's Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Nikki Hesson reaches towards the ball during the first day of tryouts for the Women's Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A player hits in a batting cage as others watch during the first day of tryouts for the Women's Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Rakyung Kim slides to third base during the first day of tryouts for the Women's Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Lauren Boden, second from right, Stephanie Everett, right, and other players talk in the dugout during the first day of tryouts for the Women's Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)